Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
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Motto: | Pax Mundi per Linguas (Latin: World Peace through Language) |
Established: | May, 1945 |
Type: | Private university |
President: | Tetsushi Horikawa |
Undergraduates: | 4445 |
Postgraduates: | 97 |
Location: | Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan |
Website: | http://www.kufs.ac.jp |
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (京都外国語大学 Kyōto gaikokugo daigaku?), also known as KUFS, is a highly regarded foreign language university in Kyoto, Japan. KUFS specializes in 8 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Italian, and Japanese.
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[edit] Academic Departments
There are 8 specialized language departments under Faculty of Foreign Studies in addition to *a course in Japanese studies for overseas students.
- Department of British and American Studies
- Department of Spanish Studies (renamed from "Hispanic Studies" effective April, 2007
- Department of French Studies
- Department of German Studies
- Department of Brazilian and Portuguese Studies (Portuguese: Departamento de Estudos Luso-Brasileiros da UEEQ)
- Department of Italian Studies
- Department of Chinese Studies
- Department of Japanese Studies
- Course in Japanese Studies for Overseas Students (in Japanese) (in English)